Motherwell will be a completely different beast to the one which Celtic defeated four times last season when the two go head to head in the Betfred Cup Final.

That's what Well skipper Carl McHugh has promised ahead of the Hampden showdown on Sunday.

Most of the Motherwell team are unlikely to have faced Celtic before, including McHugh, who missed out through injury and suspension.

And the Irishman believes a transformation in attitude will ensure Motherwell go into the game with a real chance.

McHugh, whose side warmed up with a 2-0 victory at Aberdeen, said: "There's been a complete change in the mindset and the gaffer has got to take credit for that with the players he has brought in and the mindset in general.

The Steelmen in training ahead of this Sunday's final (Image: SNS)

The Fir Park side have been transformed under Stephen Robinson

"Last year we would have been delighted to go to Aberdeen and nick a point. We went on Saturday and we were fully expecting to win the game. That's a shift in the mindset and I think you have seen that in the results and the performances."

McHugh, whose side have beaten Ross County, Aberdeen and Rangers on the road to Hampden, added: "We're not going there for a day out or to make up the numbers. We have worked really hard to get to this stage.

"We have played a lot of games in the cup going back to the group stages in July and came through tough games since.

"We don't want a day out, we want to go and win the cup."

McHugh is not going to concern himself of thoughts of Celtic's 64-match unbeaten domestic run or becoming the first Motherwell player to lift silverware since Tom Boyd in 1991.

"What we have done all season is focus on what we can control, and that's the key aspects of our performance," the former Plymouth player said.

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"When we do what we are good at and play to our strengths, we have won a lot of games this season, and we will approach this game like we've done the other ones.

"It will be brilliant if we do it but all we are worrying about is the performance, and what we can do. There is no point worrying about the outcome of a game."

McHugh has already played in a League Cup final, when he took two busloads of family and friends to Wembley for Bradford's game against Swansea in 2013. Fortunately for the midfielder, he has not had to source so many tickets for Hampden.

"It's just my family and my girlfriend's mum and dad," the 24-year-old said. "There were 111 tickets that time so it's nothing like that, thank God. That was a nightmare, I don't know I managed. Half of Donegal was there.

"I just wanted to make sure everyone who wanted to get a ticket got one. They all had a good day anyway. We got beat 5-0 but they had a good day. Thankfully it's only the family this time so it's a lot easier to manage."